SEREMBAN: The haze situation in the country continues to deteriorate, with four areas recording unhealthy air pollutant index (API) readings this morning.
Thick smog remains at certain areas, with the early morning rain doing little to ease up the haze.
As of 9am, Nilai's API reading stood at 118, followed by Banting (101), Shah Alam (105) and Putrajaya (102).
Port Dickson and Seremban both recorded moderate levels at 60 and 63, respectively.
API readings are determined based on an international acceptable protocol which calculates the 24 hour averaging times.
An API of between 0 and 50 is categorised as good, 51 to 100 (moderate), 101 to 200 (unhealthy), 201 to 300 (very unhealthy) and 300 upwards (dangerous).
The public can refer to the Department of Environment website at http://apims.doe.gov.my to find out the current API readings.